A spokesman for the al Shabab terrorist group claimed the suicide attack was in retaliation for the killing of a wanted senior al-Qaida operative in the region.

• 恐怖组织青年党发言人宣称对这次自杀炸弹袭击负责，并表示这是对该地区一名基地组织高级领导人的被杀而采取的报复行动。